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Concert Calendar
September - December, 2006
Programs and artists may be subject to change. Please call the presenting organization to confirm concert information before attending.
Click here for September, October, November or December performances
AUSTIN CHAMBER MUSIC CENTER
Gypsy Muses
Friday, September 8, 7:30 p.m.
Private home, directions given with reservation
Tickets $40
Saturday, September 9, 7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Church, 4700 Grover
Tickets $20
454-0026 www.austinchambermusic.org
Expressive melodies contrast with virtuosic displays and rhythmic brilliance in works by Haydn, Dvorak, Bartok, and Brahms. Daring pianist Michelle Schumann makes her debut as ACMC’s Artistic Director.
LA FOLLIA AUSTIN BAROQUE
17th Century German Baroque Treasures
Friday, September 8, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Dr.
Saturday, September 9, 8:00 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Tickets $15/12
879-1993 www.lafollia.org
Because of the dominance of masters like Buxtehude and Schütz, we neglect music by other worthy late 17th century composers like Ehrlebach, Biber, and Weckmann. La Follia gives airtime to these buried treasures.
AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY
Benefit Concert with Timothy Callobre (USA)
Saturday, September 16, 7:30 p.m.
Private home, directions given with reservation
Tickets $65
300-ACGS www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org
Thirteen-year-old Timothy Callobre is a dazzling talent who has already been featured on the national radio show “From The Top” and has taken top prizes in major international youth competitions.
CHAMBER SOLOISTS OF AUSTIN
20th Season Opening Concert
Saturday, September 16, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Dr.
Tickets $20/10
380-0065 www.chambersoloists.com
Guest Mathew Krejci joins flute forces with Karl Kraber in trios by Haydn, Heiden and Hugues, followed by Fauré’s masterful Second Quartet for piano and strings.
TEXAS EARLY MUSIC PROJECT
Paris City Limits: Chansons and Dances
Saturday, September 30, 8:00 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Tickets $18/13
371-0099 www.early-music.org
Austin City Limits is over; now visit the popular music of Paris from the mid-16th century - exciting dances, dazzling chansons and heartfelt songs of love and melancholy.
AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR
Christopher Parkening (USA)
Saturday, October 7, 8:00 p.m.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive
Tickets $55/30
300-ACGS www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org
ACGS’s International Concert Series opens with guitar icon Christopher Parkening. Andres Segovia said, “Parkening is a great artist - one of the most brilliant guitarists in the world.”
LA FOLLIA AUSTIN BAROQUE
Secular Vocal Music of the French Baroque
Friday, October 13, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Dr.
Saturday, October 14, 8:00 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Tickets $15/12
all 879-1993 www.lafollia.org
French secular Baroque music exudes elegance, love, high ideals, and above all, good taste. La Follia and soprano Jenifer Thysen perform works by Monteclair, Rameau, and others.
CHAMBER SOLOISTS OF AUSTIN
Winds Galore
Saturday, October 14, 8:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Church, 4700 Grover
Tickets $20/10
380-0065 www.chambersoloists.com
Hear the unique wind music of J.S. Bach, Carl Nielsen, a Dan Welcher premiere The Morae, and the exquisite Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds.
CONSPIRARE
International Masterpiece
Friday, October 20, 8:00 p.m.
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St.
Sunday, October 22, 2:30 p.m.
University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St.
Tickets: $25 /15
476-5775 www.conspirare.org
Choral masterworks, one from deep in the heart of Russia and the other from the compositional tradition of La Jeune France. Also October 19 in Belton and October 21 in San Antonio.
SALON CONCERTS
Guitarist’s Pick
Sunday, October 22, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, October 23, 7:30 p.m.
Private home; directions given with reservation
Tickets $35
Tuesday, October 24, 6:00 p.m. (one-hour excerpt)
Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs Rd.
Admission free
342-2785 www.salonconcerts.org
Guest guitarist Tony Morris selects works by Boccherini, Piazolla, and Gnattali to play with the Salon Concerts quartet. Works by Brahms and Mishell round out the program. Gourmet post-concert reception included!
CHORUS AUSTIN (AUSTIN VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE)
German Choral Music from the Romantic Period
Saturday, October 28, 8:00 p.m.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive
Tickets $20/15/5
719-3300 www.chorusaustin.org
Chorus Austin features the rich sounds and harmonies of AVAE performing selections by various German composers such as Hugo Wolf, Hugo Distler, and Franz Schubert, to name a few.
AUSTIN CHAMBER MUSIC CENTER
Two to Tango: Nuevo Tangos of Astor Piazzolla
Friday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.
Private home, directions given with reservation
Tickets $40
Saturday, November 4, 7:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave.
Tickets $20
454-0026 www.austinchambermusic.org
The intensity of traditional Tango, jazz-inspired harmonies, and classical elements of form and counterpoint intersect in Piazzolla’s Nuevo Tango style. Virtuosity reaches new peaks. It’s chamber music transformed.
CHORUS AUSTIN (AUSTIN CIVIC CHORUS)
Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Saturday, November 4, 8:00 p.m.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive
Tickets $20/$15/$5
719-3300 www.chorusaustin.org
Chorus Austin features the large sound of the award-winning Austin Civic Chorus, full orchestra, and five soloists performing one of Bach’s crowning achievements. Also November 12 in Georgetown.
AUSTIN SINGERS
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Friday, November 11, 8:00 p.m.
University Presbyterian Church, 2203 San Antonio St.
Tickets $15/12
314-5532 www.austinsingers.org
Karl Jenkins’s Mass for Peace uses texts from many sources: some traditional, some poetic, some medieval or earlier, some contemporary. It was commissioned, fascinatingly, by the Royal Armouries, Britain's oldest national museum. Austin premiere!
TEXAS EARLY MUSIC PROJECT
Carmina Burana–The Original Cut: Music from Medieval Germany
Saturday, November 11, 8:00 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Tickets $18/$13
371-0099 www.early-music.org
Presenting one of its most popular repertoires, the TEMP singers and Medieval orchestra perform songs and dances by Minnesang masters and from the original Carmina Burana manuscript.
AUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY
Jérome Ducharme (Canada)
Saturday, November 11, 8:00 p.m.
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive
Tickets $25/15
300-ACGS www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org
Jérome Ducharme is the most recent winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, “ the most prestigious guitar competition in the world.” Expectations are high for this stellar talent.
AUSTIN CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Copland Vistas
Sunday, November 12, 3:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave.
Tickets $20/15/5
345-3399 www.austinchamberensemble.com
Music of Aaron Copland and Stravinsky for winds, strings, piano, and soprano. Guest artists Andrew Cooperstock, piano, and William Terwilliger, violin, join Austin Chamber Ensemble members.
LA FOLLIA AUSTIN BAROQUE
The Chamber Music of Telemann
Friday, November 17, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Dr.
Saturday, November 18, 8:00 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Tickets $15/12
879-1993 www.lafollia.org
Guinness lists Georg Philipp Telemann as the world's most prolific composer. Even more admirable than the quantity of music are its spontaneity, creativity and overall excellence. La Follia samples this vast treasure.
A. MOZART FEST
R
obbins and Speth: Duo AmadéSunday, November 19, 3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity St.
Tickets $35/25/15
1-866-468-7621 www.amozartfest.org
Bavarian violinist Uli Speth and Austin pianist Mary Robbins perform Mozart sonatas for piano and violin: K.305 in A, K.379 in G and K.306 in D.
CHAMBER SOLOISTS OF AUSTIN
An After Thanksgiving Feast
Saturday, November 25, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 8001 Mesa Drive
Tickets $20/10
380-0065 www.chambersoloists.com
Colin Jacobsen returns to Austin after his recent performance with Yo-Yo Ma and the NY Philharmonic to perform J.S. Bach, Dvorak, and Kodaly with his brother, cellist Eric.
UT CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY
Music for English Cathedrals
Tuesday, November 28, 8:00 p.m.
Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas
Tickets $17/15/10
471-0806 www.music.utexas.edu
Works by Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Britten, Mathias, and others. James Morrow conducts
CHAMBER MUSIC AUSTIN (WILD BASIN WINDS)
Trio CD Release Celebration
Saturday, December 2, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 3, 3:00 p.m.
Call for location
331-9333 www.wildbasinwinds.com
Tickets $20 includes free CD
Works by Reinecke, Wernick, Hertzogenberg and special Wild Basin Winds exclusive Christmas carols.
CHORUS AUSTIN (AUSTIN VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE)
Free Holiday Concert for Children
Saturday, December 2, 2:00 p.m.
Westlake Hills Presbyterian, 7127 Bee Caves Road
Admission Free
719-3300 www.chorusaustin.org
Chorus Austin’s annual free, multi-cultural holiday concert for children, featuring songs from many cultures and traditions. A fun and educational opportunity for kids and adults alike.
SALON CONCERTS
Pianist’s Preference
Sunday, December 3, 4:00 p.m.
Monday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Private home, directions given with reservation
Tickets $35
Tuesday, December 5, 6:00 p.m. (one-hour excerpt)
Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs Rd.
Admission free
Call 342-2785 www.salonconcerts.org
Guest pianist Rick Rowley selects works by Ginastera and Schumann to play with the Salon Concerts trio. A Mozart Divertimento completes the program. Gourmet reception included!
CONSPIRARE
Christmas at the Carillon
Thursday, December 7, 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 8, 6:00 p.m. (Gala)
Sunday, December 10, 2:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
The Carillon, 2630 Exposition, Austin
Saturday, December 9, 2:30 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3001 Whitis Ave.
Saturday, December 9, 8:30 p.m.
St. Mary Cathedral, 203 E. 10th St.
Wednesday, December 13, 7:30 p.m.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 8134 Mesa Dr.
Tickets: $30/315
476-5775 www.conspirare.org
Celebrate the holiday season with Conspirare’s critically acclaimed, innovative and provocative concert series. Also December 6 in Victoria and December 12 in San Antonio.
TEXAS CHORAL CONSORT
A Cathedral Christmas
Friday, December 15, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 16, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 17, 3:00 p.m.
Central Christian Church, 1112 Guadalupe Street
Tickets $20/15
Call 372-3233 www.txconsort.org
Contemporary program featuring Rutter's Gloria, Don Grantham’s On This Day, Holst's Christmas Day and several surprise favorites. Also December 12 in Jonestown, call 267-4324 for information.
CHORUS AUSTIN (AUSTIN CIVIC CHORUS)
Sing It Yourself Messiah
Saturday, December 16, 7:30 p.m.
Westlake Fine Arts Facility, 4100 Westbank Drive
Tickets $15/10/5
Call 719-3300 www.chorusaustin.org
Chorus Austin’s eighteenth annual presentation of this popular Austin tradition. The audience is encouraged to sing along. Scores provided.